NOTE - Any called meeting can occur upon 24 hours notice. Agenda is posted on the lobby bulletin board, but not always on City web site
Council meeting agendas can change, so the Public needs to monitor all meetings despite the upcoming holidays and Spring break vacations. The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request (5-0) by the owner of 35 Williams Street property on February 28, 2008. The owner has the option to appeal the decision to Superior Court within 30 days.
These local Civic Groups work autonomously under their own bylaws and objectives, but most often with a city-wide benefit as a goal. Contact information available in The Times Newspaper. Status of grant or start-up monies from city not completely known.
The Womans Club:
Suzi Chaapel, President
The Lions Club:
Dr. Bill Heron, President
The Baseball Association: leases space from city to display baseball memorabilia in city hall. Display was formerly housed in Old Telephone Exchange, now home of Kudzu Arts.
Art Fest: Led by The Lions Club, Woman's Club and representatives of Businesses Assoc., and other civic groups, a 501(c)3 non-profit tax exempt for purpose of presenting Fall Festival.
Status: Receives grant monies from city as co-sponsor for marketing expense. Returns a sum of profits to benefit worthy group in city. This year has chosen as beneficiary The Norcross History Center, Inc., a non-profit that seeks to found a museum.
Norcross Neighbors: formerly the Norcross Homeowners Assoc. Manages and coordinates The Tour of Homes (founded 2002). Group maintains a website, and email; hosts social activities and fund-raisers.
Status: receives $15,000 grant and services from city to initiate Corners-Crossing Race in conjunction with Peachtree Corners Civic Assoc.; status other grant monies not known
Pat Eidt, President
The Historic Preservation Alliance, Inc. (a privately-held non-profit board) a/k/a "The Plaque Committee"-a 501(c)3 tax exempt foundation arm of the Norcross Neighbors group that utilizes profits from the Tour of Homes (organized 2003). Treasury is not public.
Status: receives grant monies from city to co-sponsor marketing activities for Tour of Homes.
Josh Bare, President
The Progressive Development Committee: Informal discussion group meeting weekly. Presents development and improvement Plans before city meetings; maintains email and produces bi-monthly newspaper The Times.
Pierre Levy, Chair
Bill Barks, The Times
The Norcross Business Association, Inc.
Status: Receives city grant monies from time to time for various marketing activities
Chuck Paul, Chair
The Classic Car Club: purpose of sharing enthusiasm for classic cars and presents Classic Car Show each spring.
Status: Receives grant monies from city for marketing expenses.
Dodger Deleon, President, The Deleon Foundation
Save Historic Norcross, Inc. (a non-profit): education, community outreach, preservation, and conservation activism (founded 2004). Group maintains a website and email list, co-hosts educational forums with other civic groups, contributes articles to various publications
Status: Pays for public information campaigns out of their own pockets. Donated proceeds from spring fundraiser to the Museum
Anne Webb, President
The Latin American Youth Association:
(Status: leases building from city for $1/a year)
Kudzu Art Zone: Workshops/website
Status: leases building from city for $1/a year; receives grant monies from city approx. $40,000 to renovate building in 2007
Vince Maiello, President
The Norcross History Center, Inc. (an independent, non-affiliated non-profit Board, newly founded 2007 and consisting of a cross-section of representatives of the Womans Club, Save Historic Norcross, African-American Community, Baseball Association, and others interested in historical preservation and education for purpose of founding a Museum in the city and utilizing senior citizens and others as volunteers.
Status: Group has presented 3-year Business Plan to City Council 2007; City Manager has identified start-up funding for first 3 years; Council has donated $3,200 "seed" money for start-up expense and incorporation. Pending is the Proposal for leasing building from city for $1/year and any money for the three-year plan.
Anne Webb, Chair
The Garden Club
Status: not known
Other beneficiaries of council monetary donations:
Various Norcross High, Summerour Middle and Norcross Elementary School programs
The Gwinnett County Community Improvement District (CID)
